Description
Delicious Christmas cookies decorated with royal icing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 5–6 tablespoons water
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add the egg, vanilla, and almond extract to the butter mixture.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Let cool completely.
- Mix powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water to create royal icing.
- Decorate cookies with royal icing as desired.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- You can use different colors for icing decorations.
- Let the icing dry completely before stacking cookies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: christmas cookies, royal icing, decorated cookies, holiday baking